Bai Lei used to work with Zhou Mi before he debuted, in the capacity of a mentor/manager. He posted a screencap of a chat conversation with Zhou Mi; they’re using Weixin (WeChat), kind of the Chinese version of Whatsapp. Pictured: Zhou Mi in a coffee truck!

Zhou Mi made it to the finals of CCTV’s national hosting competition in the summer of 2006, but withdrew from the competition before the final round because he accepted an offer from Korea’s SM Entertainment to join as a trainee. The CCTV competition was broadcast nationwide, and Zhou Mi had been a clear favorite since very early on in the show. Because of the setup of the show — all the contestants participated in an MC camp together — Zhou Mi became quite close with a lot of the contestants, many of whom he still considers very good friends.

This post is about leaving China for Korea, and withdrawing from the competition. The language he’s been trying to learn is Korean. The bunch of Chinese toward the end is when he’s listing the usernames of fans on the baidu bar, which was created in 2005 (this is what he means when he says “it’s been a year”).

Hello everyone~ sorry for making you wait ^_^

Hello everyone, I’m so sorry I didn’t come here to leave a message until now. Because I am leaving soon, I’ve been making all sorts of preparations. Just now I saw a lot of messages from you guys in the bar and in my inbox! Thank you everyone!

I originally wanted to come here and see everyone after the interview the other day, but because I have to study a language.. hah I’m a little out of it, so I kept pushing it back, I am really so sorry. Now that I look back, it’s been a year, and there are so many of you here supporting me, whether you came because of the singing competitions I participated in or the hosting competition that came later, thank you all!

I actually can’t bear to let go of you all, the friends at my side, my fellow contestants on the competition, and those of you quietly supporting me on the bar! You are my greatest source of motivation, and I will definitely continue to work hard.

I saw the forum you guys made for me, it’s beautiful and I love it. If I have time, I’ll visit frequently.

Hello everyone, I’m Zhou Mi
Today a friend told me you made a fan forum for me, so I came to see
It’s really great, I like it a lot
You’ve all worked hard, in the future I’ll try to visit as much as I can
I’ve already come back to school and classes have started
Everyone must be studious in the new school year
Thank you for all of your continued support
I will work hard!!!

[060419] Hello everyone, I’m here! Thank you all :)

Hello everyone, it’s been so long :)

Thank you for all your birthday wishes, I got them all, and I’m really happy. Hah, when you think about it time has passed so fast, and I’m already a twenty-year-old. I’m so lucky to be able to come here and see all of you supporting me, I will keep working hard with everyone…~ Thank you once again for your support :)

Zhou Mi

He left these messages under his first baidu account, zhou_mi. He later forgot his password and made a new account.

SJM’s official website has finally opened, you’ve all been waiting for it, right?!

I’m very happy that there’s yet another channel open for us to communicate.

Here, no matter what country you’re from, or what city, you can leave us messages, and we’ll come here frequently to chat with everyone.

Without my noticing, promotions for “Perfection” are almost over. There were a lot of places we didn’t get to visit this time. I feel so regretful, and hope that I catch glimpses of all of you here.

We will post the latest M news and personal photos (including super narcissistic photos) here for everyone to see, so please, keep an eye on our official fan website! Gotta run to the manager and ask for my username and password now, everyone, see you later~!

03:45 SHEN MI (ZHOU-MI.COM) MESSAGE

How is everyone? This is Zhou Mi, I forgot my password again….. so I registered a new account to leave this message for everyone^^ Finally I am welcoming my “eighteenth” birthday, hehe~ Right now I’m in Taipei and just finished a day of schedules, and am lying down in bed looking all the birthday videos you’ve all made for me, and all your birthday wishes~~~ Even though I have to climb out of bed again in three hours to get made up for work, I still wanted to say something to you all. I remember that on my birthday last year, I spent it alone. I didn’t eat cake and I didn’t blow out any candles, but I had the greetings you all left for me online, and looking at your photos and videos, I realized that even celebrating your birthday alone can be full of joy. Sometimes, in the middle of watching, I’ll realize how quickly time passes, apparently a lot of things can be accomplished in one year! Thank you for all you’ve done for me, thank you for staying with me these past three years, it’s because of you, that I can feel everyone’s love for me no matter where I am. It’s you all who have given me the courage and strength to face any difficulties. I will take good care of myself (including my vocal cords that are so urgently in need of care), and look forward to meeting with you all!

To every Mitang, I love you all!

The Zhou Someone who was so moved he forgot his password ^^

T/N: The translation of the second part of the title is literally “happiness is very sweet,” but it’s a pun on 幸福微甜 (Love is sweet) off their album, so I’ve translated it like the official translation instead of literally. ^^ This is the second time he’s forgotten his password. The first time, he forgot his username too = =;;;;

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03:47 ZHOU MI BAIDU BAR MESSAGE

How is everyone? Finally I am welcoming my “eighteenth” birthday, hehe~ Right now I’m in Taipei and just finished a day of schedules, and am lying down in bed looking all the birthday videos you’ve all made for me, and all your birthday wishes~~~ Even though I have to climb out of bed again in three hours to get made up for work, I still wanted to say something to you all. I remember that on my birthday last year, I spent it alone. I didn’t eat cake and I didn’t blow out any candles, but I had the greetings you all left for me online, and looking at your photos and videos, I realized that even celebrating your birthday alone can be full of joy. Sometimes, in the middle of watching, I’ll realize how quickly time passes, apparently a lot of things can be accomplished in one year! Thank you for all you’ve done for me, thank you for staying with me these past three years, it’s because of you, that I can feel everyone’s love for me no matter where I am. It’s you all who have given me the courage and strength to face any difficulties. I will take good care of myself (including my vocal cords that are so urgently in need of care), and look forward to meeting with you all!

To every Mitang, I love you all!

The very moved Zhou Someone ^^

T/N: The translation of the second part of the title is literally “happiness is very sweet,” but it’s a pun on 幸福微甜 (Love is sweet) off their album, so I’ve translated it like the official translation instead of literally. ^^

ZHOU MI: [#1, 20:36]
It’s been so long, everyone, I really missed you. Today I flew to Shanghai and just finished an interview, I’m really excited, because M can bring “Perfection” to meet with you now. But I’m really regretful, I too only just found out that because of certain reasons, we can’t perform new songs for everyone at SUPER SHOW 3. But following that, we will have many promotional activities for the new album and many opportunities to meet, and we’ll continue to work hard and bring you the best possible performances~ I love you~”

FAN: [#66]
Originally, there was a lot I wanted to say, but when I saw you today all I remembered to talk about was your voice, you have to take care of it T^T

ZHOU MI: [#145, 21:18]
I was so happy to meet with you guys this afternoon ^^
Everyone has to watch out for their health!

FAN: [#69]
Zhou Mi!!! We’re waiting for you in Taiwan T_______T

ZHOU MI: [#163, 21:23]
Because of visa problems I couldn’t make it to Taiwan to meet with everyone last time, I’m sorry, I look forward to the next time we meet in Taiwan~

FAN: [#257]Thank you so much for giving us so much love Gentleman Mimi!!

ZHOU MI: [#308, 21:43]Thank you for your love ,Foreign fans ,I’m very happy to have your support !

I’m Gentleman Mimi!!^^hehe~

FAN: [#392]

Wow~~~ your English is so good~~
But next time, can you use Cantonese?!

ZHOU MI: [#613, 22:52]Hehe, right now I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone at the Hong Kong event, and speak Cantonese with you all!

ZHOU MI: [#638, 22:57]
In the future, when I get the time, I’ll come here frequently to meet with you all ^^

Note: Because UFOTOWN is closing, I’ve decided to archive Zhou Mi’s many UFO replies. All UFO replies have been taken directly from ufotown.cn.

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☆☆☆ yuyi:JAN25
Zhou Mi ge, I miss you! You have to be well, we just want you to be happy! With the courage you’ve given us in hand, we’ll walk this road together, and will surely not let go! The word “surrender” is not in Honeys’ dictionary! Please remember that everyone at the Mi bar is waiting for you…

☆☆☆ xiaowenzi:JAN25
Zhou Mi~ I just finished watching the video from yesterday, I can’t describe what I’m feeling~ As long as all of us are working hard toward our dreams, even if the world changes, we will be happy~ please jiayou, for everyone who loves you~ ~Xiaowenzi~

★★★ ZHOU MI:
Xiaowenzi, long time no see~ I’ve been missing everyone too~